Donor Egg checklist recipient
Preparation for Egg Donation and/or Surrogacy Treatment
- Call financial coordinator, regarding insurance coverage/financial responsibility specific to Third-Party Reproduction. If you plan your Cycle at Chicago/River North IVF, please call Alex Santoyo at 312/222-8200 ext 23016. If you plan your cycle at Highland Park IVF, please call Cindy Tracy at 847/266-3525
- Call 877-324-4483 to schedule an appointment, for both patient and partner (mandatory), with one of our staff psychologists; Dr. Marie Davidson or Dr. Ariadna Cymet-Lanski
- Arrange laboratory and Ultrasound testing with your home office nurse
Female partner/Egg Donor Recipient
*Starred tests to be updated annually and must be current at time of Embryo transfer
- TSH*
- Prolactin*
- ABO/RH
- Rubella IgG
- Varicella IgG
- CBC*
- HIV 1 and 2*
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigen*
- Hepatitis C*
- RPR*
- Urine for GC/Chlamydia*
- Pap (with gyne; needed annually or per gyne's clearance)*
- Uterine cavity evaluation (Saline Sonohysterogram or HSG)*
- 40 years of age and older: mammogram*
- 45 years of age and older: EKG and medical clearance letter from OB/MFM*
- 50 years of age and older: REQUIRES FCI PHYSICIAN PEER REVIEW TO PROCEED.
- Also needs: everything above plus cardiac stress test, lipoprotein panel, 3-hr glucose tolerance test, all with PCP.
Male partner/egg donor recipient
*Starred tests updated annually/must be current at embryo transfer
- HIV 1 and 2*
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigen*
- Hepatitis C*
- RPR*
- Semen Analysis*
Upon completion of all testing as above and confirmation by home-office nurse that all results are normal, please call your third-party coordinator. (The appropriate card will be given by the home-office nurse.)
Further instructions and appointments will be arranged by the third-party coordinator only.
Female partner (egg source)/Intended parent using gestational carrier
*Starred tests updated annually/must be current at Egg Retrieval
- Cycle day 2, 3, or 4 U/S, E2, FSH
- TSH*
- Prolactin*
- ABO/RH
- CBC*
- HIV 1 and 2*
- Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total*
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigen*
- Hepatitis C*
- RPR*
- Urine for GC/Chlamydia*
- West Nile Virus, NAT*
- Pap (with gyne)*
- 40 years of age and older: mammogram*
Male partner (sperm source)/Intended Parent using gestational carrier
*Starred tests updated annually/must be current at egg retrieval
- HIV 1 and 2*
- Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total*
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigen*
- Hepatitis C*
- RPR*
- ABO/RH
- HTLV 1 and 2*
- CMV IgG and IgM*
- Urine for GC/Chlamydia*
- West Nile Virus NAT*
- Semen Analysis*
Upon completion of all testing as above and confirmation by home-office nurse that all results are normal, please call your third-party coordinator. (The appropriate card will be given by the home-office nurse.)
Further instructions and appointments will be arranged by the third-party coordinator only.
